Stuff a police cruiser with toys this weekend to help Knights of Columbus Christmas effort

Waterloo Region Record

WATERLOO REGION —Auxiliary police officers are collecting toys for Knights of Columbus efforts to help children at Christmas.

The volunteers are inviting people to “stuff a cruiser” parked outside stores across the region over next two weekends.

The effort collected 2,700 toys in 2010, its first year. In 2011, 4,186 toys were collected – enough to send some to children in tornado-damaged Goderich, said Insp. Doug Sheppard of Waterloo Regional Police.

Donations are also accepted at all Waterloo Regional Police detachments through Dec. 15, said Olaf Heinzel, spokesperson for Waterloo Regional Police. Urban detachments take donations at any hour, rural detachments during the day.